Looking for what type of power supply I'd need

sk828man · Oct 16, 2014

Alright so I'm building a low-budget gaming PC and I was wondering what type of wattage power supply I'd need for it... I'd appreciate some help, kind of new at this, I've chosen all the parts and was wondering how much wattage all of this would pull, so I could tell what type of power supply I'd need. Also if you could give me some feedback on whether or not this would be a good machine for steam and just opening applications, like the average app open speed and average start up time for this kind of build, like I said first build so I'm open to suggestions but this build seems really nice right, at least for gaming purposes? Specs below, but all I need is an educated rough estimate of how much wattage my power supply would need to be able to handle this, appreciate it!

Specs:
*AMD FX-4350 Piledriver
*Spire Kestrel-King II AMD 64 fan
*MSI 970A-G46 AM3+
*AMD Radeon HD 6450
*120.0 GB SSD Kingston HyperX 3K
*Hard Drive Cooling Fan Aluminum(1.44W)
*1TB Toshiba 7200RPM SATA3
*Realtek HD digital audio (onboard)
*Apevia X-Dreamer-4 (case)
*Ethernet network adapter (onboard)
*Case Fan 80 mm DC fan

I don't need a CD drive just like I said, I need a rough estimate of the kind of wattage this build would pull so I can find a suitable power supply, and how this would run in general, at least for gaming and opening applications. Thanks xD!!

Zerk2012 · Oct 16, 2014

My best advice if your at the top of your budget is to leave off the extra cpu cooler, SSD, hard drive fan, and put that money into the video card for decent gaming performance. For a power supply a get a Seasonic, XFX, Rosewell, Capstone or EVGA G2 series in the 550 Watt range to have some head room.

Newbbuilder11 · Oct 16, 2014

sk828man :

I would leave off the fancy smancy items in this build since it's low-budget.

First off that board is poor, and has a rate of atleast 3 1/2, not bad, but I wouldn't risk it. The 6450 is old news and I would suggest a minimum of a r7 250x(for budget) or 260x. Now I can put a budget rig together if you give me a budget

. This Rig is pretty weak, but it is on a budget.

capt_taco · Oct 16, 2014

That video card is a stick of poo. If that's what you're using, you'd probably be better off getting an A8 or A10 APU and skipping the video card entirely.

As mentioned above, ditch the coolers and SSD and go for a better video card. This is probably the best price.performance deal on the market right now:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161456

The recommendation for a PSU above is right on.

Do you have RAM already? I didn't see any memory on your list.

sk828man · Oct 17, 2014

Newbbuilder11 :

my budget is $550 the case is a must though... kind of already own it, has a nice fan on the side.
but yea what would you recommend, I've heard SSD is better than HDD, heard that it's easier and quicker to open and close applications and such and also starting up is a breeze, what's your opinion on them? But yea I'll be taking the fans off the list, this video card seems worth it, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161456&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=6146836&SID=yxo0l5g9ygc7 what board would you recommend? and also ram, processor, and hdd but preferably sdd, as long as it's worth it, but I'll find some decent 550 watt power supply in the meantime. I believe this one will do http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOGISYS-Computer-PS550ABK-550Watts-ATX12V-Power-Supply-With-SATA-and-20-24-Pin-c-/380892059981?pt=PCA_UPS&hash=item58aeef994d what are your thoughts? I just hope it fits in the APEVIA X-DREAMER4 case I have. AAlso let me know what your thoughts are with all the components put together, like how well it would be for HD gaming and opening applications, start up, etc. Appreciate any help, thanks!

Zerk2012 · Oct 17, 2014

That power supply will probably go up in smoke when you turn the PC on, the power supply is not where to skimp your risking loosing other parts of the PC.
The first build you have listed has no memory, no disc drive although if you know how a operating system can be loaded from a bootable thumb drive.
The FX processors are really not a good way to go their gaming performance just to be blunt sux in games that are CPU intensive.
To get back to reality you already have the case and have $550 to spend in my opinion this would be the best way to go.
Look at the gaming performance of the i3 over the FX 4350 (this is a 4360 instead of the 4160 I will list but their only 0.1GHz difference) scroll down to the gaming results. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1273?vs=1197
Here are the reasons.
(1) Your budget this will have a lot better gaming performance that what you picked from your original build.
(2) Good quality power supply with room for upgrades in the future and it will last you into the future comes with a 7 year warranty.
(3) This PC leaves plenty of room for upgrades as you need them. It has a solid base with the H97 motherboard.
(4) your pretty much set on memory unless you get into editing or something but the board has 2 more slots so you could just add another set if/when needed.
SSD's are really nice look at my siggy I have several, but with your budget you can't afford one right now but you can always add one in the future.
Note you still need a operating system.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Bc9v23

Newbbuilder11 · Oct 17, 2014

Zerk2012 :

I think you are looking at Single-Threaded performance because overall the 8350 beats the I3, and CPU intensive games run just fine on a FX 8350.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46XRjQFHjr4

Here is DIY tryin's 380 dollar gaming build that runs Titanfall 60fps. I would recommend this since you already have a case

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Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz - $58.99
ECS H81H3-M4 - $39.99
4GB Corsair Value - $47
WD Blue or Seagate Barracuda - $55
EVGA 430W 80PLUS - $35
(running total $235.98)
PNY 750TI - $140
(running total: $375.98)
Case - $0
Windows 7 or 8 - $97
(Final cost: $472.98)

sk828man · Oct 18, 2014

Zerk2012 :

I have a windows 8 disc already, but do you believe this power supply would do? http://www.ebay.com/itm/SeaSonic-G-Series-SSR-550RM-550W-ATX12V-EPS12V-SLI-Ready-CrossFire-Ready-80-PL-/301164443189?pt=PCA_UPS&hash=item461eccb635
I've upped my budget another 100 but I've changed quite a few things, I've just heard so much good things about AMD but if you would just go to this site and check out my updated build and tell me what you think. I've decided I will put an SSD as my primary drive and an HDD in my built in hot swap bay on my APEVIA X-DREAMER4. But yea if you could go to this site and check all the components I have and if they'd be efficient together in this build. I did quite a bit of research, comparing the specs of the motherboard, RAM, video card, APU, SDD, just about everything, and this seems like the best cost efficient build for me, and all the parts together seem to be the perfect gaming PC at least from my viewpoint, but yea tell me what you think...
https://sites.google.com/site/thisshitreallycray/gaming-pc

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